Population: 4,949,275 (July 1991), growth rate 2.9% (1991)

Birth rate: 38 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 2 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 56 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 68 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 5.0 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Honduran(s); adjective--Honduran

Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Indian and European) 90%, Indian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

Religion: Roman Catholic about 97%; small Protestant minority

Language: Spanish, Indian dialects

Literacy: 73% (male 76%, female 71%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 1,300,000; agriculture 62%, services 20%, manufacturing 9%, construction 3%, other 6% (1985)

Organized labor: 40% of urban labor force, 20% of rural work force (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Honduras on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Honduras People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Honduras People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.